Harleston Village in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Charity and Benevolence
Motto of the Brown Fellowship Society
Photographed by Thomas Moore, February 16, 2025
1. Charity and Benevolence Marker
This memorial commemorates and recognizes the free people of color and others who once lived in this community and buried their loved ones at the cemeteries adjacent to the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
This memorial of stones from Africa and America bears witness to their lives
Cemetery History
On this site, between 1794 and the 1930s, members of the Brown Fellowship Society, The Humane Brotherhood, and Plymouth Congregational Church, as well as other African American churches and societies, buried their loved ones
Born in Africa and America, enslaved and free, and of varying professions, skills, occupations, classes and castes, these men, women and children faced death, as they had life firmly convinced of a higher justice than often was theirs on Earth. They returned to the Earth, facing East, Africa, and the source of light
Although most of their names are unknown, they are not forgotten. Remembered, they live in us.
Erected 2008 by College of Charleston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 63 ½ Coming Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Lucas House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Farr House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Blacklock House (about 300 feet away); Cameron House (about 300 feet away); Bishop England High School (about 300 feet away); Bethel Methodist Church (about 300 feet away); Kornahrens-Guenveur House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 16, 2025, by Thomas Moore of Charleston, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
